Bicycle rack



p 19431 c. F. SCHRAM ETAL 2,329,088

BICYCLE RACK Filed April 13, 1942 INVENTORS. CHRLES F. SCHRAM W ATTORNEY spokes of the nextadjacent bicycle.

' r disengaged from the res Patented Sept. 7, 1943 IBIFGYQCLE Charles 4 Wichita This invention relates to an i p ementrin bicycle racks, particularly for holdinga plurality of bicyclesvin.standingepositions. V

It-iisp ften desire d'to provide a rack 0.17; holdlation, andLraoksha-ve. b en su a sted heretofa e, for his-t urpose ut which equire the tandin i; he ic cles: inside y? side... relatio These, were; objectionabl because of the, entantli gs e. c cle i s-ugh. pos tion o ten.re.- u ins. eor ak e. e o especially hen he ed l o one, b c cl a chesi t Furthermore sash: me e-a ce tc .v a-. W e ;:;and mud guardot a: bicycle have been objectionable; not ,v eca se. he. e u t aes eefie v uppo t hfleotbu a so} e u of w tc n amipth r injury resulting to the bicycle by; reasoni o f the close t nefl the. whe l n the r ck, r.

eadle ar a DIP-$342 therl et a imz ei en us i ae theee slno aneer' fi mur to; he dieeentyele, his. ar a gement lsen a tates the ready attachment or detachmentof heh o qle to t e su port A u e b eet t oa mention" s impr ve he ei st liotie i e me o rovi e eta w i r id; r m ru weie hat wi l. ort a; e i s; ioy les n; p t n ina elat o JQ eeem fis olh hen, ssi fed Q I; sassem: 1y-.- e able h f a e. to: e s ioo sodmvn wa h ,7 9 E wel 1 9.1% t e; la e of fus 1 et a e v et thes bieots We hat to pr dedi a ees te ue r ine een; beam,- E ood mte f; thor; et riah it a. serie 11 a r i th ly, mi etin ee s tta h d. h no o n, si sides t oreofa o r an ed eet n ppor bie e e sw teshmeht of'the handle bar's or seat thereizq,arid; with n ed ink ta red e muoh hat there s no an o f nteeg meate t L e WP L S; ith 'oh t h chmi h sense; H and; especially. would ptevent thespedal o bicycle, from catching in the. spcke s of. a 241,134: cent bicycle. At the. same time, this arrange: mentment'permits thecbicy'cles tqbeen'gagedwith andsimply, wh n d ireafea -1 alsv up rt ee ea or. the e r d of bicycles;

invention Y which:

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s oi-ao-sssssfi Fi 1; isav p rspectiv view of the. pr ferred formsotouribicyeleistandgx a Fig. 2:1is anrend elevation-thereof; showing-stile manner, ofl'attachingvbicycleslthereto; e

Fig. 3, isa: cross;se.ction;through ,the stand-0n the linehwbofl iig; 1, and; s

Fig. his t tilisassemhled; side portionL of; the stand; at the ,joint.;b e sections thereof. 1 r As shown in the drawing-l our. stand-preferably comprises a. beam, designated; enerallyh by; the

tween the num al; i; which. is shown asot anglegbar'. form, 4

althoughit is obviou's that it maybe constructed of other, shapes a fltl;materials;w suchas aground pipe or auwooden beam-.

Oh. opposite sides ofrthe beam; I ist a, seriessoi pairsot hooks 2;; The pairsabeing spaced apart 7 l n thwise of the beam and: arr n ed o pr inopposite. directions, therefrom, astshown par- 20 tieularly inx Figs, 2.! and: 3:.1- The h00ks;of each pair are spacedepait adistance sufficient: to

receive the-shame, a 1r1 d;a; Wheel; including. the mud guard of v the latter, therebetween, anda'yet to, be disposed sufiiciently close-soasttojengage 'the handlebars onopposite sides ofsthe .frame,

asishow-n atthe right in EigMZ, or: spaced pori9 sl f t e sc t, a-StShOWIL at theileit in Fla. v2. Each of thehook is formed-preferably;wi h1an elongated shanls that is,. rigidly attached; at one endto the under,- side of; thevb eamv in, theform shows, as by welding or otherwise, while-the opposite. end theme)? :is turned upward to engage under the handle bars- ,o1: Withvthe franie:v oz; sprin s ofgthe, seat, and) thuslproyide; a;- secure support for; a B bi cycle atieithergthei front :or ,ba'cl: thereot; At ;the;same= time, v this -tre1ation permits. a bicycle to be readily attached ;to, or. detached from the; hooks-at reithen end.

The pairs i honks 2 5 that project-,- inopposite directions are staggered; as ishown in"-Ftig. .l,' so that the bicycles; engaged, therewith are thusssupe, portedm upetanding-sideby; sideurelation, but

Without overlapping sufficiently: that g injury;;re.- sultsv a t e diaoeeti ioy les. e. wflksapli r. l d l ter l romxt-he m: I ufioiently: so ha hepe a z :o n ic cle oannotkene'aee the spokes, ofthe; adjacent bicycle and result in injury thereto Furthermor the relation -i such; that the bicycle is not supported-by its mud (guard which would cause injury theretqhutis entirelyand .efiectively supported by thel'frame, eithepth'rough the handle bars .or. the seat The beam I is supported on spaced-legs or fr e o.v a r v ev ajfl isid n secure sup,-,. portith t fora, 1 h w!i nj ios rowina. ach I: these supporting frames has a pair 'of diverging elert'ation of; a

sides 3, also formed of angle bars. The diverging sides 3 are braced at 4 and 5, with said braces either rigidly or detachably connected therewith by bolts, rivets, welding, or other fastenings. The lowermost brace '5 is shown as disposed at the lower ends.

On opposite sides of the beam l is a series of pairs of hooks 2. The pairs are spaced apart lengthwise-of the beam and arranged to project in opposite directions therefrom, as shown particularly in Figs. 2 and 3. The hooks of each pair are spaced apart a distance sufficient to re-v disposed sufficiently close so as to engage the handle bars on opposite sides of the frame, as-

shown at the right in Fig. 2, or spaced portions of the seat, as shown at the left in Fig. 2. Each of the hooks is formed preferably with an elongated shank that is rigidly attached at one end to the under side of the beam in the form shown, as by welding or otherwisegwhile'the opposite end thereof is turned upward to engage under the handle bars or with the frame or springs of the seat, and thus provide a secure support fora bicycle at either the front or back thereof. At

the same time, this relation permits a bicycle to be readily attached to or detached from the hooks at either end.

The pairs of hooks 2 that project in opposite directions are staggered, as shown in Fig. '1, so

i that the bicycles engaged therewith arethus supported in upstanding side by side relation, but without overlapping sufficiently that injury results to the adjacent bicycles. The hooks project laterally from the beam l sufficiently so that the pedal of one bicycle cannot engage in the spokes of the adjacent bicycle and result in injury thereto. Furthermore, the relation is such that the bicycle is not supported by its mud guard which would cause injury thereto, butis entirely and effectively supported by the frame, either through'the handle bars or the seat.

The beam Iis supported on spaced legs or frames so as to providea rigid and secure support therefor. As shown in the drawing, each of these supporting frames has a pair of diverging sides 3, also formed of angle bars. The diverging sides 3 are braced at 4 and 5, with said braces either rigidly or detachably connected' therewith by bolts, rivets, welding, or other fastenings. The lowermost brace 5 is shown as disposed at the lower ends of the sides 3 so as to prevent the latter from penetrating the ground when the stand is mounted on a non-rigid surbeam I through bolts 6. The upper end of each leg 3 has a pair of holes 1 therethrough, as shown in Fig. 4, and a pair of holes 8 are formed in each end of the beam I, to receive the bolts 6 therethrough. Thus, each end of the beam 1' may be detachably secured to the supporting frame through either two bolts or four bolts, as desired -"plished readily by the alignment of the beams i,

as shown in Fig. 4. In this event, a connecting plate 9 is provided, preferably overlapping the adjacent ends thereof and secured by the bolts 6 thereto, as shown also at the middle in Fig. 1. This forms a rigid structure which may, never theless, be detached when desired, or set up after being shipped in collapsed condition.

The use of this stand will be readily understood from the foregoing description in connection with the Figs. 1 and 2. The desired number of bicycles may be supported thereby in upstandceive the frame and a wheel, including the mud guard of the latter, therebetween, and yet to be ing side by side relation, in sufficiently close positions for compactness, while yet insuring lack of danger of injury to the bicycles supported thereby. This not only prevents entanglement f of the bicycles, but it also insures freedom from Lil scratching or marring either the frames or the mud guards thereof. The bicycles may be readily attached to or detached from the stand when desired.

'We claim? 1. A bicycle rack comprising an elongated beam of angle bar construction having oppositely diverging sides, a plurality of pairs of hooks arranged respectively on opposite sidesof the beam and extending in downwardly diverging relation, the hooks of each pair being formed of elongated arms laterally spaced from each other with the inner ends thereof rigidlyfixed to one of the diverging sides of the beam and with the opposite ends thereof up-turned to'form a supporting hook, and means for supporting said'beam.

2. A bicycle rack comprising an elongated beam of angle bar construction having oppositely diverging sides, means carried by said beam for supporting a bicycle, and a plurality of supporting frames for supporting said beam at points spaced apart lengthwise thereof, each of said supporting frames having laterally diverging sides with an apex portion at the top of said frame underlying a portion of said beam between the diverging sides of the angle bar thereof, and means for securing said beam directly to the supporting frames with said frames depending from the beam.

3. A bicycle rack comprising an elongated beam of angle bar construction having oppositely diverging sides, means carried by said beam for supporting a bicycle, and a plurality of sup- 7 frames depending fromthe beam. I

or found necessary. At the same time when it is found desirable to extend the rack by adding 4. A bicycle rack comprising an elongated beam of angle bar construction having oppositely diverging sides, means carried by said beam for supportinga bicycle, and a plurality of supporting framesfor supporting said beam at points spaced'apart lengthwise thereof, each of said supporting frameshaving laterally diverging sides withan apex portion at the top of said frame underlying a portion of said beam between the diverging sides of 'the angle barthereof, and fastening bolts extending through the adjacent diverging sides of the angle bar and supporting frames detachably fastening the same together.

5. In a bicycle rack, an elongated beam adapt" ed to be supported in elevated position, saidbeam being spaced apart to receive the bicycle therebetween in upstanding relation, said members beposite sides of the frame thereof, whereby bicycles may extend in opposite directions from said beam.

6. A bicycle rack comprising an elongated beam, means for supporting said beam in elevated position, said beam having pairs of support members extending laterally therefrom at downwardly diverging angles and having the inner ends thereof fixed to said beam, one pair of saidmembers extending in one direction and another pair extending in the opposite direction, both of the support members of one pair being spaced lengthwise of said beam in the same longitudinal direction from both of the support members of the other pair, said support members of each pair be-- ing arranged in positions to engag respectively laterally projecting portions of the bicycle on oping spaced apart a distance greater than the width of the frame of the bicycle and less than the Width of the handle bars thereof to engage the handle bars and hold the bicycle in upstanding relation therebetween, whereby bicycle may extend in opposite directions from said beam.

'7. A bicycle rack comprising an elongated beam, means for supporting said beam in elevatedposition, said beam having pairs of support members extending laterally therefrom at downwardly diverging angles and having the inner ends thereof fixed to said beam, one pair of said members extending in-one direction and another pair extending in the opposite direction, both of the support members of one pair being spaced lengthwise of said beam in the same longitudinal direc tion from both of the support members of the other pair, said support members of each pair being spaced apart a distance greater than the width of the frame of the bicycle and less than the width of the seat and having hook portions thereon to engage the seat and hold the bicycle in upstanding relation therebetween, whereby bicycles may extend in opposite direction from 

